From Monday, August 9, the health pass is required in long-distance transport for people over 18 years of age. Planes, trains but also coaches, it is now impossible for the traveler to board without the precious sesame.
And in case of no-show, we run the risk of a fine of 135 euros.
However, it is not necessary to take the subway. “The other modes of transport, in particular public transport, are excluded from the application of the pass” details the official website of the French administration.
In Paris, however, the metro trains are often overloaded. To justify its choice, the government relies on studies that show that compliance with the sanitary protocol (masks and barrier gestures) limits the risk of contamination in public transport.
In fact, according to the Comcor study carried out by the Institut Pasteur, the risk of transmission of the coronavirus is low in public transport.
The government is also willing to avoid blockades that could result from repeated checks. “We must not paralyze economic life. We must allow the French who travel to work to do so in the best possible way, ”explained Transport Minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari on France Info a few weeks ago.
As a reminder, to get a health pass il faut pouvoir attester d’un complete vaccination scheme, of a certificate of negative test of moins of 72 heures or encore of a result of a RT-PCR test or antigenic positif datant d’au moins 11 days et de moins de 6 months.